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Who is Gary Barlow?

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Gary Barlow OBE (born 20 January 1971) is an English singer, songwriter and record producer

He is frontman and lead vocalist of British pop-group Take That and served as head judge on series 8, 9 and 10 of The X Factor UK. Barlow is one of Britains most successful songwriters, having written fourteen number one singles and twenty-four top 10 hits. He has had three number one singles, six top 10 singles and two number one albums as a solo artist, and has had seventeen top 5 hits, twelve number one singles and seven number one albums with Take That. He is also a six-time recipient of the Ivor Novello Award and has sold over 50 million records worldwide.

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What is Let it Shine?

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Let it Shine is a BBC talent show with Gary Barlow

Let It Shine is a talent show where Gary Barlow will be searching for five young men to take part in a new Take That musical. Martin Kemp, Dannii Minogue and Gary Barlow will be judging the contestants. And Mel Giedroyc and Graham Norton will host the show. Let it Shine starts on the 7th of January 2017 on BBC One.

Let is Shine will follow the format of XFactor and The Voice and will follow the contestants through three stages, ending with the live shows. The first stage are the auditions, in the second stage the contestants are put into five groups of eight, with each group performing with guest acts. Already confirmed guest acts are: Busted, Kaiser Chiefs, Beverley Knight, Olly Murs and Melanie C.

Five singers from each group will make it through to the live shows. The winners will join the brand new Take That musical The Band, which will begin rehearsals in July 2017 before touring the UK up to June 2018.

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